Stirling Maxwell Centre Autumn 2026 Seminar Series
We are delighted to present to you the Stirling Maxwell Centre Autumn 2026 Seminar Series. We'll have a conversation with William Marx and Pascal Quignard on the role of literature in the 21st century, and Albert Bates will be presenting his latest work interpreting Roman pictures of Jupiter’s erotic metamorphoses through the Lens of ancient ekphrasis. All sessions are in hybrid format -- in-person and online. Free, and open to all.
College of Arts School of Modern Languages and Cultures Stirling Maxwell Centre
Date: Thursday 24 September 2026 - Thursday 22 October 2026
Time: 17:00 - 18:00
Venue: Various
Category: Public lectures, Hunterian
Speaker: Various
Autumn 2026 Seminar Series
The place of literature in the 21st century: a conversation with William Marx and Pascal Quignard
William Marx and Pascal Quignard
Joint seminar with Centre for Comparative Literature and Translation
Thursday, 24 September 2026, 5 p.m.
Divine metamorphosis and the dangers of mimēsis: interpreting Roman pictures of Jupiter’s erotic metamorphoses through the lens of ancient ekphrasis
Albert Bates, University of Glasgow
Thursday, 22 October 2026, 5 p.m.
Various locations, in-person and online, all welcome.